I look at my disfigured body… Time creates a distance but that is when time’s paradigm hasn’t been obliterated by trauma. This body I am forced to live in journeys with me in a
Milestones. Hmmm. I get it. I do. I understand why we mark specific moments or days or accomplishments. Sort of like anniversaries and I very much appreciate honoring those… But the milestone is a social construct,
I’m gonna belabor a point today in my blog because, well, two reasons: 1. It is a vitally important topic of discussion and 2. Each of us always have something new to learn and
Bravery comes in many forms. Some obvious and some not so obvious. Here are some statements of what it means to me to be brave because, well, #cancerteachesmethings. Repeat after me. And be brave.
You guys. Cancer sucks. It has its claws in everything… …Literal e v e r y t h i n g . And showing up while its claws dig in… …Brave b e y
So, I posted a video in my Wednesday Wisdom series on YouTube yesterday (subscribe!😉) that I wanted to actually put in written form in my blog in the event people would rather read than
The stinging behind my eyes, intense. The burning in my nose, telling. My body’s foreshadowing is now my heart’s befalling. It can take mere seconds or sometimes it takes hours, but the grief comes…What is
Do you know someone who’s been diagnosed with breast cancer? The likelihood (based solely on horrifying statistics) is that yes, you do. From the patient perspective, here is a list of very practical things
I’m gonna write about a topic today that most are very uncomfortable with…but I’m hoping to do two things: 1. Communicate the cancer #patientperspective for perspective’s sake and 2. Engage you, my reader, to consider
#Didyouknow Day 7 of 7 From the #patientperspective, cancer is not a temporary detour. And survivorship isn’t returning to the original route once the inconvenience of construction is over. That’s not how trauma works…